Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Austria
Austria: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 14.32 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Austria is 14.32 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Austria peaked at 21.83 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 14.32 %, in 2023.
Austria ranks 112th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.04 % | 20.25 % | 21.83 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.24 % | 18.43 % | 20.05 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.32 % | 18.25 % | 18.39 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.13 % | 17.96 % | 18.41 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.16 % | 16.51 % | 17.82 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.67 % | 15.25 % | 16.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.52 % | 14.32 % | 14.66 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 11.2 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.08 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 135.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,182 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.49 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 63.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 51.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,321 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.15 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Austria?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Austria was 14.32 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.83 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.32 % in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Austria ranks 112th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.